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Jim Shannon vs Sir Edward Leigh

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Jim Shannon and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 1,534 shared comparable votes.

1,216 same votes 318 different votes 1,534 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
0 Aye 4 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
22 Aye 21 No
Energy 93% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
64 Aye 119 No
Brexit / EU 91% aligned 183 shared votes
70 Aye 113 No
23 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 31 No
Education 90% aligned 48 shared votes
14 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 31 No
Benefits 53% aligned 53 shared votes
23 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 53% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
62 Aye 38 No
Migration 55% aligned 100 shared votes
75 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 17 No
Defence 59% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
18 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 60% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 91 of 650
Participation
75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 314 of 650
2,007
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,763
2,349 eligible divisions
1,037
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
833
47.2 % of votes cast
970
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
930
52.8 % of votes cast
24
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
43 years, 0 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

1,154
+1083.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Appearances
163
+92.0 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 650
1,413
+1287.0 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
182
+56.0 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£293,632
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Benefits
74 of 81 votes
#5
Migration
134 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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